Sentences with phrase «terms of policy measures»

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Founded only in 2008 but measured earlier this year as the third-most valuable venture capital - backed group in the world at over $ 25 billion, Airbnb also said it would help prevent its service from causing housing shortages by «ensuring hosts agree to a policy of listing only permanent homes on a short - term basis».

A breakthrough deal to fundamentally change China's economic policies is viewed as highly unlikely during the two - day visit, though a package of short - term Chinese measures could delay a U.S. decision to impose tariffs on around $ 50 billion worth of Chinese exports.

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble once explained that unlike American policy - makers, who favour short - term corrective measures, «we take the longer view and are therefore more preoccupied with the implications of excessive deficits and the dangers of high inflation.»

A breakthrough deal to fundamentally change China's economic policies is viewed as highly unlikely during the two days of talks, though a package of short - term Chinese measures could delay Washington's decision to impose tariffs on about $ 50 billion worth of Chinese exports.

«This program is intended to support the other measures by additionally lowering long - term interest rates... and at the same time it gives a signal that monetary policy is committed to its goal of stable prices.»

The yields on these extremely short - term vehicles just about disappeared as the Federal Reserve's program of bond - buying, known as Quantitative Easing, and other aggressive monetary policy measures drove down rates.

Some would argue that by acting cautiously on balance sheet normalization (without actively countering impacts of ECB policy measures), Fed policymakers have partially ceded control of financial conditions to foreign monetary authorities, but the same can be said about other central banks as well, for long - term rates are correlated among advanced economies:

This profile is broadly in line with that presented in the February Statement on Monetary Policy, though recent movements in world oil prices are likely to introduce a divergence between headline and underlying measures of inflation in the short term.

We think the ECB will continue to forecast a return of inflation towards its target over the medium term, with 2018 HICP projection close to 1.8 %, once again factoring in the delayed impact of its unconventional policy measures.

Therefore, Mr. Speaker, we will, through consultations inside and outside government, translate the President's «Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies» (CPESDP) into a detailed medium - term national development policy framework for 2018 - 2021, for fast and sustained growth, building on the achievements of this year and the measures already contained in this budget.

He highlighted the contrasting recent developments in China and the United States: Xi has successfully overseen the removal of presidential term limits in the constitution, while President Donald Trump continues to enact unpredictable foreign policy measures toward US allies and adversaries alike.

That this House expresses deep concern at the impact of the UK Government's policies on Wales; notes the UK Government's real - terms reduction of the Welsh Budget by # 1.5 bn; notes that Wales currently suffers from the lowest average rates of pay in Britain and has the highest proportion of individuals affected by cuts to social security including the Bedroom Tax; further notes that Wales suffers the highest energy bills in the UK and that these, along with low pay, have compounded the cost of living crisis in Wales; and calls on the Government to immediately scrap the Bedroom Tax, freeze energy bills and undertake measures to increase pay rates in Wales.

And where Mr. de Blasio might once have parceled out measures of credit to Mr. Bloomberg, on several specific policies, the mayor has now begun to applaud his predecessor in broad terms.

On the need to restore the value of the national currency, Dr Nduom said that would not be a short - term enterprise but «a long - term consistently applied policy and related practical measures to make this happen».

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«If any discouragement exists, it is related more to long - term benefits than to the amount received, a situation we can correct by applying the adequate measures in the area of active employment policies,» he clarifies.

Second, when measured by state - level policy, the political divergence among regions of the U.S. has become much more pronounced in the last 20 years — as it also has in terms of the presidential vote, among other metrics.

The ACCC also conducted a sweep of dating sites, looking for «misleading offers, unclear pricing policies or consumer contracts with unfair terms», along with what measures dating sites had in place to protect consumers against scammers — the results of which are due in a month or two.

The term political correctness (adjectivally: politically correct; commonly abbreviated to PC or P.C.) is used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society.

The challenge of the Decade is to focus attention on action - oriented activities and policies that ensure the long - term sustainable management of water resources, in terms of both quantity and quality, and include measures to improve sanitation.

What measures, whether in terms of practice or policy, could help CMOs succeed at delivering more high - quality schools at scale?

For the seminar was convened national and international experts to discuss youth policies with a medium - term view and reflect on the measures taken today and to be taken to advance the rights of young people.

First, the Public Service Act 103 of 1994 restricts eligibility of employment in public sector to citizens and permanent residents.13 Second, the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 prioritises and optimises employment of South African citizens who are previously disadvantaged by apartheid policies in what is termed «Affirmative Action Measures (AAM).»

Policies that allow institutions to measure student progress in terms of mastery rather than credit hours are beginning to take hold in K — 12 and higher education.

Voting against the action were Richard W. Fisher, who believed that, while the Committee should be patient in beginning to normalize monetary policy, improvement in the U.S. economic performance since October has moved forward, further than the majority of the Committee envisions, the date when it will likely be appropriate to increase the federal funds rate; Narayana Kocherlakota, who believed that the Committee's decision, in the context of ongoing low inflation and falling market - based measures of longer - term inflation expectations, created undue downside risk to the credibility of the 2 percent inflation target; and Charles I. Plosser, who believed that the statement should not stress the importance of the passage of time as a key element of its forward guidance and, given the improvement in economic conditions, should not emphasize the consistency of the current forward guidance with previous statements.

quality is deduced based on these indicators — profitability, profit growth, low risk in terms of return - based measures and stability of earnings, and high payout and / or conservative investment policy, and therefore can be measured and analyzed.

Term policies can be used as a stop gap measure if you find yourself in a transitional period of time.

During the normal and healthy conduct of monetary policy, the measured rate of inflation often deviates from official targets within a range of a percentage point or two because of the challenges of defining, measuring, and hitting a precise inflation target over a short - term period.

More than anything, the lopsided success of Givling — low daily revenues and a long funding queue — highlights the desperation felt by many borrowers and the need for new policy measures to address the long term economic burden of student loans.

Cats Protection's Advocacy Manager Jacqui Cuff said the manifesto would call on key policy - makers to implement measures to improve the long - term welfare of cats in Northern Ireland.

Market and policy frameworks will also need to put other measures in place, such as long - term price signals to attract investment, pricing negative externalities, and fostering a portfolio of dispatchable renewable technologies, such as hydropower and bioenergy.

If conversion in the short - term is not possible, the American Lung Association supports public policies that require the installation of state - of - the - art air pollution control systems, and on - going measures to ensure strong enforcement and continuous compliance.

This plan consists of a basic package of measures, a reserve package that will be phased in if the basic package does not yield the required results, and a long - term package that sets climate policy for the period after 2010.

These policy actions include new legislation requiring long - term contracting for renewables and other resources in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, revised incentives for distributed generation resources, changes to RPS polices in other states in New England, proposed Massachusetts - specific CO2 caps, and newly - revised forecasts for electricity sales that take the full impact of new energy efficiency measures into account.

... We must analyse policy measures in terms of feasibility.»

It further presents the concept of regulation — or regulatory oversight — in terms of its impacts on energy efficiency and shows how regulation and policy measures can be used to encourage increased levels of energy efficiency in the energy system.

Reliable GHG inventories are essential, both at national and international level, for: assessing the international community's collective and individual efforts to address climate change and progress toward meeting the ultimate objective of the Convention; evaluating mitigation options; assessing the effectiveness of policies and measures; making long - term emission projections; providing the foundation for emission trading schemes.

As the EU Commission prepares to release a review of the EU Renewable Energy Directive and Market Design Initiative in late November 2016, this RE100 report, prepared by E3G, calls on policy makers to ensure that measures are put in place that would give companies easier access to renewable power in Europe - providing greater control over energy costs and long - term business stability.

Perhaps a better approach would be to look for synergies between near and long term measures, e.g. land use policies that put people out of harm's way and lower transport energy intensity, or recycling carbon tax revenue into disease prevention.

Some of the more definitive measures contained in the address ranges from emergency relocations to separation of refugee / migrant claims, the proposal of a permanent relocation mechanism, strengthening the Frontex system, a legal migration package, and a long - term foreign policy goal.

To summarise (at the risk of oversimplifying), there are two main positions in this debate: Those who believe that public policy goals can only be taken into account within EU competition law to the extent that those goals can be measured in economic terms and contribute to maximizing consumer welfare (Amato, Odudu).

The larger firms must also «have and implement a workplace equity policy and action plan» that meets Justice's criteria; and «collect and record information on the representation and employment status of designated group members within the firm in terms of hiring, promotion, and termination in relation to other employees, and on the measures taken by the firm to achieve workplace equity goals.»

CPI - U Automatic Annual Increases Long - Term Care Insurance policies with the CPI - U Automatic Annual Increase option provide a variable rate of annual benefit growth, on the policy anniversary date, based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Measures.

Term policies can be used as a stop gap measure if you find yourself in a transitional period of time.

IRDA has already taken some measures like imposing a cap on ULIP charges, extending the minimum term of the policy to five years, introducing the concept of compulsory annuitisation in pension policies and fixing the maximum limit of surrender charges.

The losses incurred (pure losses) of an insurance policy are an important measure that is expressed quantitatively (in terms of numbers) that indicate the percentage of an insurance premium that pays for losses.

A good term policy that is maintained as goals are being pursued by the new family is a proactive measure against loss of income earning potential of both partners in a marriage.

Also, if a medical condition or other factor prevents you from qualifying for a term life insurance policy, an accidental death and dismemberment policy can offer some measure of protection when you would otherwise have none.

Matching the length of term policy with the length of your mortgage can be a good measure for how long your life insurance should last.

In simple terms, the number of policies settled or paid the sum assured to the family of insurer is measured by this parameter.